BP banned from new US contracts :: BP is temporarily banned from new US contracts due to a "lack of business integrity" over the Gulf of Mexico disaster, the US environment agency says.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20528958#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Payday loan rates 'to be limited' :: The government is to change the law to allow restrictions to be imposed on the interest rates charged for so-called "payday loans".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20531126#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Major cuts agreed at Spain banks :: The European Commission gives the go-ahead to a major restructuring of four nationalised Spanish banks, which includes bank closures and thousands of job losses.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20523753#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Comet 'could close within weeks' :: Comet is unlikely to be trading beyond Christmas, the head of the company which wants to buy the insolvent electrical chain's website tells the BBC.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20522936#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
One in 10 workers underemployed :: One in 10 of all workers in the UK is unable to work as many hours as they want or need to, an official study of underemployment shows.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20509189#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Champions League could be doubled :: Uefa is considering scrapping the Europa League in favour of doubling the number of teams in the Champions League.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20523405
Where is Angola's oil money? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/0nTYpAFiadU/index.html
Rail commuters face 6% fare rise :: Some rail commuters in England will face a rise of nearly 6.5% for their season tickets next year.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20521307#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Spanish job seekers flee cities :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/I2bgJ7lirxY/
NIH Advisory Group Recommends Changes for Biomedical Research Workforce :: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) should make changes to workforce policies in order to promote the long-term sustainability of the biomedical research workforce, according to a new report by a government advisory group. NIH must address the increasing completion time for graduate degrees, low postdoctoral pay, and declining proportion of young researchers who obtain tenure-track positions.
The report by a working group of the NIH Advisory Committee to the Director considered the future of the nation’s biomedical research workforce. The goal of the study was to ensure “future US competitiveness and innovation in biomedical research by creating pathways through undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral training” that attract and retain the best scientists and prepare...
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Apple tops 'innovative' list :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/pIROPGLcoxk/index.html
Want to get teens interested in math and science? Target their parents :: (Association for Psychological Science) Increasing the number of students interested in science, technology, engineering, and math - the STEM disciplines - is vital to national competitiveness in the global economy and to the development of a strong workforce. But the pipeline leading toward STEM careers begins leaking in high school, when students choose not to take advanced STEM courses. Now a new study goes beyond the classroom to examine the unique role that parents can play in promoting students' STEM motivation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
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Speech therapy could help save NHS cash :: INVESTMENT in speech and language therapy could help boost the Edinburgh economy by more than £10 million a year, a report has found. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:• Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).• E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...
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Portugal passes austerity budget :: Recession-struck Portugal passes a budget promising another year of spending cuts and tax rises, as protesters surround parliament.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20513821#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Music industry bullish on 2013 :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Ic0r2hcvOVk/
Defining fiscal cliff progress :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/zQcBm0Ezhis/
Corker: Don't wait to fix fiscal cliff :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/3nJaJ1Pb4bI/
Economist reacts to BoE hire :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/ZdkzSI_rOkY/
Investing in our future: White House honors Dr. T. Berry Brazelton :: Investing in our future means investing in our children.
That's the message that Boston Children's renowned pediatrician T.Berry Brazelton wants everyone to hear, loud and clear.
Brazelton was one of 11 individuals from Head Start programs around the country who was honored by the White House on June 18th as a "Champion of Change." The Champions of Change program is part of President Obama's Winning the Future Initiative. If anyone has spent his life thinking about our future, it's Brazelton.
Along with guiding millions of parents in raising their children, Brazelton collaborated with Ed Zigler and Julius Richmond to create Head Start, a comprehensive early education program for low-income children that, as he says, gives "every child a chance to make the American dream come ...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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Minister: Slovenia can avoid bailout :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/iCPnXVVwaR8/index.html
Rise of the Greek far-right :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/eeiGsatQJhY/
India's Singh promises reform :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/WadBRl-HbzA/index.html
Stocks rise on hopes of US budget deal :: Euro and industrial commodities are generally firmer on hopes that the US will avoid falling off its fiscal cliff at the end of the year
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cf71fa9a-39e8-11e2-a00d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
UK banks face up to £50bn shortfall :: Bank's financial stability report published estimates of each of its concerns that suggested banks would have to raise between £20bn and £50bn in aggregate
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3bae25e0-3a10-11e2-baac-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
'Honey Badger' Tyrann Mathieu Will Enter NFL Draft :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The Honey Badger is changing his course.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2013/story/_/id/8689828/honey-badger-tyrann-mathieu-enter-nfl-draft-source-says">ESPN</a> reports that embattled former LSU defensive star Tyrann Mathieu has announced his intentions to enter the 2013 NFL Draft.</font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/honey-badger-tyrann-mathieu-will-enter-nfl-draft-909626
Man With The Romney Tattoo Getting Logo Removed :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Eric Hartsburg, the 30-year-old Michigan City, Ind., man infamous for getting the Romney/Ryan campaign logo tattooed on his face has decided to get the symbol removed.</p><p>The avid supporter of Republican candidate Mitt Romney became known when he sold his face as advertisement space for the for $5,000 on eBay and got the double-R emblem permanently inked onto his visage.</p><p>Even after Romney lost the election on Nov. 6, the professional wrestler swore he would keep the tattoo and did not regret getting it.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/man-romney-tattoo-getting-logo-removed-909576
NYPD Officer Larry DePrimo Gives Boots To Homeless Man, Says He 'Didn't Think Anything Of It' [PHOTO] :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>A tourist visiting New York City captured a moment of kindness in a photo of an NYPD officer giving a pair of boots to a homeless person on the street. The image was posted to Facebook and has since gone viral.</p><p>The heartwarming image was taken in Times Square at around 9:30 p.m. and shows a barefoot man sitting on the street as a police officer, identified as Larry DePrimo, crouches over him to give him a new pair of boots. "I didn't think anything of it," said DePrimo in a quote on the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/NYPD?fref=ts">NYPD Facebook</a> page.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/nypd-officer-larry-deprimo-gives-boots-homeless-man-says-he-didnt-think-anything-it-photo-909130
RIM Shares Jump Again After Goldman Sachs Upgrade :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Shares of BlackBerry developer Research in Motion soared nearly 10 percent Thursday after an analyst at Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) boosted her outlook on the shares to "buy" from "neutral."</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in">After trading as high as $12.30, shares of RIM fell back to $11.56, up 46 cents in late trading. Nevertheless, the latest bullish signal brings the gains on RIM shares in November to 53 percent, giving the Waterloo, Ontario company a market value of $6.05 billion.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/rim-shares-jump-again-after-goldman-sachs-upgrade-909572
Christmas And New Year's Travel Forecast :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The New York region may get a welcome boost this holiday season with the Big Apple ranking as one of the top travel destinations for both Christmas and New Year's Eve.</p><p>According to Orbitz, New York is the second most popular destination for both holidays, trailing just behind perennial family favorite Orlando, Fla.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/christmas-new-years-travel-forecast-909244
Why the NYT is wrong to put a social-media muzzle on its journalists :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/W-TiwnXKpH0/story01.htm
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